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I appreciate the response, but it doesn't quite answer my question, because, before the return was updated, it indicated that I was owed a state tax refund, and now that it is updated, it shows that the refund amount is less than the amount of state unemployment taxes that I have had withheld; if state taxes on unemployment are being repealed, the full amount of state unemployment tax that I had withheld over the course of the year should be refunded to me, plus whatever the state previously owed.

 

Could one of the Turbotax Tax Experts reply to this email, confirming what is going on, or if Vince88's explanation is correct?  My previous question was: 

 

The Maryland Tax Alert (https://www.marylandtaxes.gov/RELIEFAct/docs/RELIEF_Act_Tax_Alert.pdf) indicates that unemployment compensation in excess of the $10,200 federal exclusion is eligible for subtraction at the Maryland level, for those within the income limit, which I am.  This is what my account currently shows, as of today (April 23)- seemingly the account uses a Maryland-Source Net Unemployment Compensation figure for this purpose, calculated by taking the total unemployment compensation income minus the $10,200.  However, this implies that I am still paying state unemployment taxes on the initial $10,200 of unemployment compensation (and simply subtracting those in excess of the $10,200).  But, on the website of the governor of Maryland (https://governor.maryland.gov/reliefact/) it says "The RELIEF Act will repeal all state and local income taxes on unemployment benefits for 2020."  The two premises directly contradict each other; so which is it?  Are we only subtracting state unemployment taxes beyond the $10,200, or have all state unemployment taxes been repealed?  And if state taxes on unemployment have been repealed, when will my account be updated?